Module 1 Formstorming

Weekly Activity Template

Rayne Eckersall

Project 1

Module 1

In this module we explored different ways to create circuits.

Activity 1

These are the initial materials that my partner and I started with.

This is a drawing of a simple copper tape circuit I made.

This is my first failed attempt at making the copper circuit. The batter was not connected properly and neither were the lights.

This is my second copper tape circuit attempt. The battery was connected but not in an effective way and the lights were still not connected properly. It was not a very neat attempt.

This was my third try and I finally got the circuit to work. The battery is connected well and I found out the lights have to come out of the cluster they were in to work. I connected the positive and negative ends and it finally worked!

I wanted to experiment with the conductive paint. I wanted to make a cats butt light up so I drew out a circuit diagram to explore my idea.

This was my idea brought to life. I could not get the circuit to work properly. The light was placed in the right position.

I added the battery to the drawing but the battery was not connected properly which is probably why the paint did not work.

I then wanted to explore using conductive yarn. This was the circuit diagram I drew for this idea.

This was my attempt at executing the idea. I unfortunately could not get the conductive yarn to work in my circuit either.

This is the diagram I drew for exploring with aluminum foil.

This is the circuit I created following the diagram I made. The aluminum foil worked very well.

I wanted to created a cute light up ghost so this is the circuit diagram I drew for it.

This is the inside of the ghost. It shows how I got the eyes to light up.

This is the ghost in his full form. I draped a tissue over him and taped it so that it fit well. I also cut little holes so his eyes would glow better and I drew an outline of a ghost on the tissue.

I made the ghost so it could be used as a hand puppet as well. This is it on my hand.

This is my circuit diagram for a ring box I wanted to make

This is the ring box executed. I wish it was more neat but I liked the thought behind it.

I wanted to see if my cutlery was conductive. This was the circuit diagram I created for it.

Unfortunately the cutlery circuit did not work. This was how I set it up but it did not turn on the light.

I wanted to explore making a circuit out of some of my rings. They are made out of sterling silver so I thought they would be conductive.

I could not get the ring circuit to work but this is how it was set up.

When you close his arms he creates a hand heart.

Pressing on the hand heart makes it glow.

Activity 2

My idea for this was to add a UV light to hand santizer which you can move around to see if there is anything on your hands. If you see anything you will know if you should go wash them or try re applying the hand santizer.

With this idea you can write stuff in the dark with your pencil. The light turns on when pressure is applied to the pencil so you can see what you are writing.

This adds a stylish light to your laptop to add more aesthetic and see things better.

This has a UV light at the end of the lint roller so that you can see if there are any hairs you missed and can go over it again.

This lights up available parking spaces in green. It is more helpful at night when you can really tell if a space is open or not. Now you can tell from far away if there are any available parking spots.

This adds a light to our garbage bins and helps to further differentiate what is compost, recycling and garbage to hopefully encourage people to use the proper bins.

This idea adds an extra fun visual cue to indicate that your card has been accepted.

These lights will tell you if there is an available bench around. Sometimes it is hard to tell if there is a free bench around and with these lights you can see from far away with the green or red light if someone is sitting there.

These lights tell you if a door is locked or not. The green light means unlocked and red light means locked.

These are lights added to a bookshelf so that you can see things better at night.

This light is added to the zipper of the purse so that you can see inside your purse when it opens.

This light helps you see at night and keeps your head warm!

These lights add fun visual cues for which drawers do what using neon lights.

This adds lights to shoes so that you can see where you are walking.

These sunglasses add a cool aesthetic and allow you to see more if things are too dark.

This light on a ring can be used as a flashlight if the power goes out or you need to quickly look at something in the dark.

This adds a light to the car handle so that you can see where the handle is at night.

These lights add a cute light up aesthetic to the cardigan.

The light on this necklace can be used as a flashlight whenever you need it.

The lights on these drawstrings add a cool aesthetic and can be used more practically as a flashlight as well.

This light can help you see where you are dragging your chair out when it is dark.

The light on the yoga mat is there in case the power goes out while at the gym and you need to see.

The light on the waterbottle adds a nice aesthetic to the water bottle.

This attachable light helps you read books at night.

These lights turn on when the fidget spinner turns for more fun!

Project 1

Final Project 1 Design

Wearable Interactive Affordance Based Circuit

This is a crochet headband with lights that turn on when you wear it. I designed this as a more aesthetic alternative to wearing a reflective vest. It ensures that you are safe and visible to others while walking outside at night. The headband is made from fuzzy pink yarn so it also keeps your ears warm while wearing it. Overall this is a much more functional and aesthetic alternative to wearing a reflective vest when you are outside at night.

This is a picture of me wearing the headband. The lights are activated by pressure so they are on in this picture because my head is pressing on it. The lights turn off when the headband is not being worn because there is no pressure to activate it.

Non-Wearable Interactive Affordance Based Circuit

This is a purse keychain accessory I designed. It has a light on the end of it for times when you need to dig through your purse but can't see inside of it very well. I encounter this situation a lot and I thought it would be a useful and aesthetic object to create.

This picture shows me pressing on the big heart on the keychain to activate the light on the end of it. The light is triggered by pressure so when it is not being pressed on it is off and when it is pressed it will turn on.